Hi,everybody. I want to turn telnet on my Linux redhat 7.2 . I go to etc/xinetd.d but it does not has file xinetd.conf. I find that xinetd.conf is in directory etc. I obtain a suggestion to turn telnet on by editing file xinetd.conf. But my xinetd.conf file contain the following: # # Simple configuration file for xinetd # # Some defaults, and include /etc/xinetd.d/ defaults { instances = 60 log_type = SYSLOG authpriv log_on_success = HOST PID log_on_failure = HOST cps = 25 30 } includedir /etc/xinetd.d So, Where is the telnet service and how can I turn on telnet?? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Chatchawan

You can create new file in /etc/xinetd.d/ telnet and type in the file following: # default: on # description: the telnet server serves telnet sessions; it uses \ # unencrypted username/password pairs for authentication. service telnet { disable = no flags = REUSE socket_type = stream wait = no user = root server = /usr/sbin/in.telnetd log_on_failure += USERID } Then restart your xinetd following command: /etc/rc.d/init.d/xinetd restart I think this can help you.

Any particular reason that it has to be telnet? I would strongly suggest SSH instead.

It's possible you just need to change one line : you probably already have an /etc/xinetd.d/telnet file - you just need to chnage "disable" to : disable = yes and restart xinetd (/etc/rc.d/init.d/xinetd restart) If you choose any kind of firewall settings - redhat disables telnet and ftp by default. It's also possible that you only selected "workstation" at install, in which case you would not have either package and would have to locate them on the install CDs (telnet server and ftp server). Thanks, Bob

my subject is that how to start my project on telnet in linux please advise me. it is easy in linux or not. and please told me that about telnet in detail. tanks